OBI is our Pet of the Month!

On a cold rainy night in late October, our hospital was preparing to see one of our clients for an urgent care appointment.  Dr. Nieh was on her way to the hospital and the 24 hour technical staff had been busy preparing for the client who would be arriving shortly.  No one knew that in the next few moments we were about to face one of the most difficult situations that a veterinary hospital can face. 

As Dr. Nieh pulled into the parking lot, she quickly scanned the parking lot to see if she had arrived before our client.  With a quick jerk of the steering wheel, she cut the nimble car left than right.  She knew she just missed something, but could not be sure what it was.  As she got out of her car, she scanned the parking lot, but did not see anything.  Was she mistaken?  She thought the long hours and second trip out to the hospital that night to see one of our patients in need might be catching up with her, but she pressed on.  Dr. Nieh was now in the zone as she walked towards the door, going through her mental check list of what she would need for this patient.  As she swiped her card to unlock the door she briefly paused…Did she just hear something?  She looked back one more time before proceeding through the door.  Just then, she was startled by something.  A quick brush between her legs caught her off guard.  Dr. Nieh let out a frightening scream and sent the staff running to her aid.  It was then that she realized what was happening.  OBI had made his was into our hospital.  OBI dashed into our treatment area, then to our dental suite before finally resting in our technician office. 

The staff did not know what to do…Who is OBI?  As it turned out, Obi had been tied to one of our pillars during the night and managed to chew himself free.  The bullet our doctor dodged was in fact Obi in the parking lot.  He was cold, scared, and lonely.  The thing every hospital fears I spoke of had arrived, an abandoned pet.  Obi comes more and more out of his shell everyday.  We hope we will be able to find him a home and maybe with your help, we can give this poor boy the security he needs to thrive.  Obi has become our pet of the month for November.  More to come on his path to a home…